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grendelschoice |
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September 13, 2006 09:43:27am |
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Re: A question for the lucky '77 showgoers |
Shows the amazing power of that Cornell show b/c the others you mention are really pretty terrific as well.
The 1/2 Step from 11-6-77 is still my all time favorite and I just can't imagine how crazy that would have been seeing it in person.
About how many people would you estimate were at those shows? I'm guessing 4, maybe 5,000? How was the sound in those college barns and smaller arenas?
Other 1977 show veterans--i'm still looking to hear from you as well!
GC
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cosmicharlie |
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September 14, 2006 08:07:46am |
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Re: A question for the lucky '77 showgoers |
you know, somewhere in OWGWAMS at
www.deadnetcentral.com Dick Latvala has a few pages of commentary covering 1977, later on I'll try to find it and link it here.
Surprizingly he pans the Cornell show and lists a bunch of 77 shows he considers better.
ah! finally tracked the links down!
From here >>
http://home1.gte.net/cmp1163x/vaultDNC.htm
to here >>
http://home1.gte.net/cmp1163x/vault77.txt
This post was modified by cosmicharlie on 2006-09-14 15:07:46
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direwolf0701 |
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September 14, 2006 08:52:44am |
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Re: A question for the lucky '77 showgoers |
interesting reading - thanks for the link - not sure if i completely agree with every show he mentioned. must be because (in my calcified brain) 5/8 has always been so "archetypal" in sound and legend. Still haven't heard a scarlet-fire segue i've enjoyed more. and the SS-NFA-SS aint too bad either :)
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cosmicharlie |
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September 14, 2006 09:32:51am |
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Re: A question for the lucky '77 showgoers |
well that's just Dicks opinion, imo 5/8/77 was one of the best of 1977. When i asked, He told me the 5/26/73 Kezar Stadium show was so-so...I really enjoy that show! I think sometimes he liked being a Dick lol :)
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grendelschoice |
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September 14, 2006 10:05:23am |
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Re: A question for the lucky '77 showgoers |
Thanks for that link, CC...even if I don't agree completely w/Dick on this point, i'm really sad he passed on (as did the Dix Pix series) before he could pump out some of those other shows he mentions!!!
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donu |
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September 13, 2006 10:54:23am |
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Re: A question for the lucky '77 showgoers |
There were probably around 6,000 people at Cornell. My first show was 12/5/71 at the Felt Forum in NYC, and the intensity of that many 'highly attuned' people in the same small place was what made it remarkable. I had no idea at the time what was going on, but knew that I wanted to be in the midst of that again.
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